Voting Record Transparency Resolution (Introduced in House)

HRES 1222 IH

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to post on the public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk a record, organized by Member name, of recorded votes taken in the House, and directing each Member who maintains an official public Internet site to provide an electronic link to such record.

Ms. BEAN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to post on the public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk a record, organized by Member name, of recorded votes taken in the House, and directing each Member who maintains an official public Internet site to provide an electronic link to such record.

Resolved,

This resolution may be cited as the `Voting Record Transparency Resolution'.

(a) Responsibilities of Clerk- The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall post on the public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk a record, organized by Member name, of the recorded votes of each Member (including each Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) taken in the House, including the roll, date, issue, question, result, and title or description of the vote, and any cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office related to the vote.

(b) Links on Member Sites- Each Member (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) who maintains an official public Internet site using amounts from the Members' Representation Allowance shall provide a clearly presented electronic link on the site to the Member's individual recorded vote information described in subsection (a).